What color is #C0AEDB?

#C0AEDB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0AEDB?

The RGB value is 192, 174, 219: 192 red, 174 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0AEDB?

The complementary color is #C9DBAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0AEDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0AEDB color

#C0AEDB rgb(192, 174, 219)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C0AEDB is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 68.2% green and 85.9% blue (192, 174, 219).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.32:1).

#C0AEDB color codes

HEX	`#C0AEDB`
RGB	`rgb(192, 174, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 68.2%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 21%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.93, 15.08, -20.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.93, 25.29, 306.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.658, 46.593, 73.381)`
Decimal	`12627675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0AEDB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C0AEDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0AEDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C0AEDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0aedb; }
.text { color: #c0aedb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0aedb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 174 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0aedb, #d7aedb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #C0AEDB?: #C0AEDB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0AEDB?: The RGB value is 192, 174, 219: 192 red, 174 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0AEDB?: The complementary color is #C9DBAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0AEDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.